[Verse 1]
I keep it locked up tight
Behind this tired grin
You see the surface, baby
You don't know where I've been
I hold my breath at night
So my heart don't talk too loud
I'm wounded in the hallway
But I still stand in the crowd
[Pre-Chorus]
I know what you deserve
I know what I withheld
I say I'm fine too fast
When I'm barely holding myself
If I lean in closer
Will you see the shake?
I'm trying to come clean now
Before my pride breaks
[Chorus]
I know, I know
I love you more
Than I can show
(than I can show)
I'm broken, babe
I hide it low
Inside my bones
(inside my bones)
I'm sorry
I try
I try
I try
[Verse 2]
There's cracks in my old voice
When your name hits my mouth
I act like I don't need you
But I need you now
I hate the way I vanish
When it's time to speak
I leave you with the silence
And I wear it like a sleeve
[Pre-Chorus]
I know what you deserve
I know what I withheld
I say I'm fine too fast
When I'm barely holding myself
If I reach for your hand
Would you pull me through?
I'm trying to come clean now
I got nothing left to lose
[Chorus]
I know, I know
I love you more
Than I can show
(than I can show)
I'm broken, babe
I hide it low
Inside my bones
(inside my bones)
I'm sorry
I try
I try
I try
[Bridge]
Don't walk away yet
Let me say it plain
I was scared of the light
So I made my own pain
If love is a door
I'm on my knees
I don't need perfect
Just a chance to be seen
[Final Chorus]
I know, I know
I love you more
Than I can show
(than I can show)
I'm broken, babe
I hide it low
Inside my bones
(inside my bones)
I'm sorry
I try
I try
I try
I know, I know